Zak Bentley
Zak Bentley is a senior reporter at Infrastructure Investor based in London. Zak joined Infrastructure Investor in 2016 from Centaur where he was a reporter at their Clean Energy Pipeline title.
He has a detailed knowledge and experience of the financial and regulatory aspects of the global renewable energy market, as well as the wider infrastructure market.
Zak has a degree in English and History from the University of Birmingham.
Secondaries and primaries funds can be allocated up 60% of the firm's latest Global Infrastructure programme.
The group secured over €1.7bn from the 11 main investors in its first vehicle, including Ardian, and seeded its latest vehicle with assets from its maiden fund.
The investment firm will retain either an asset management or advisory role at each of the companies and projects in the eight-strong European portfolio.
The deal involves five European renewable and concession-based assets from the infrastructure manager's first fund.
The UK’s Pensions Infrastructure Platform has acquired a portfolio of stakes in 10 projects across roads, waste facilities, hospitals and social infrastructure.
The global investment firm's latest vehicle in the strategy will focus on secondaries and co-investments.
Pricing has reached 'unusually high levels', according to the investment firm's chairman.
The appointment comes as the German asset manager fundraises for a vehicle that will invest in infrastructure through fund and direct secondaries.